Kirk

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Kirk is a given name of Scottish, Old Norse origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 68,217 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 68,020 as boys and 197 as girls. Kirk gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1962 and has since declined significantly. It is the #897 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	52
2023	52
2022	55
2021	67
2020	67
2019	76
2018	70
2017	95
2016	80
2015	92
2014	104
2013	112
2012	97
2011	96
2010	102
2009	111
2008	95
2007	124
2006	121
2005	141
2004	140
2003	158
2002	161
2001	178
2000	189
1999	221
1998	231
1997	317
1996	303
1995	316
1994	379
1993	424
1992	515
1991	562
1990	699
1989	845
1988	810
1987	731
1986	649
1985	681
1984	691
1983	641
1982	670
1981	717
1980	797
1979	807
1978	724
1977	886
1976	890
1975	1,001
1974	1,132
1973	1,211
1972	1,350
1971	1,754
1970	1,933
1969	2,083
1968	2,018
1967	2,003
1966	1,846
1965	2,063
1964	2,241
1963	2,488
1962	2,558
1961	2,517
1960	2,460
1959	2,407
1958	2,346
1957	2,191
1956	1,907
1955	1,634
1954	1,375
1953	1,233
1952	1,130
1951	999
1950	1,030
1949	731
1948	338
1947	334
1946	248
1945	209
1944	220
1943	209
1942	169
1941	166
1940	131
1939	105
1938	80
1937	72
1936	53
1935	61
1934	60
1933	30
1932	34
1931	44
1930	45
1929	42
1928	37
1927	32
1926	36
1925	42
1924	50
1923	44
1922	41
1921	27
1920	36
1919	39
1918	32
1917	39
1916	38
1915	41
1914	30
1913	23
1912	18
1911	11
1910	13
1909	12
1908	6
1906	5
1905	10
1904	9
1902	10
1901	11
1900	5
1898	7
1897	6
1895	5
1893	6
1892	12
1891	7
1890	5
1888	7
1885	9
1884	8
1882	10
1880	6